Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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72.3% | 73.4% | 74.4% | 75.4% | 76.4% | 77.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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0.57% | 0.84% | 1.11% | 1.38% | 1.65% | 1.93% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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4.72% | 5.14% | 5.55% | 5.97% | 6.38% | 6.80% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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3.91% | 4.18% | 4.45% | 4.72% | 4.99% | 5.27% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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1.44% | 1.60% | 1.76% | 1.91% | 2.07% | 2.23% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: sole proprietor (and other unincorporated businesses) (%):
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2.4% | 4.4% | 6.3% | 8.3% | 10.2% | 12.2% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.07% | 0.14% | 0.21% | 0.28% | 0.36% |
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A sector describes the organizational category of a person’s employing organization. On this page, all employed persons are categorized as working in one of the following sectors (bolded terms are used in the charts and maps on this page):
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Private for-profit wage and salary workers:
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Private: Employee of private company workers
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Self-Employed: Self-employed in own incorporated business workers
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Non-Profit: Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers
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Local Government: Local government workers
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State Government: State government workers
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Federal Government: Federal government workers
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Sole Proprietor: Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers
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Unpaid Family: Unpaid family workers
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